The Custer Gallatin National Forest covers vast and diverse stretches of southcentral and southeastern Montana and northwestern South Dakota. At our first set of public meetings, in February and March of this year perhaps the most common theme we…
Spring runoff is an annual occurrence here in Montana and while it limits the water we can fish, there are plenty of fishing opportunities to be had. Below is a list of our favorite patterns to use during the spring runoff period. There…
As the days turn warmer and the threat of sprinter (spring/winter) snow showers diminish we look forward to those cherished summer days of fun in the sun here in southwest Montana! Summer fun includes camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, boating, BBQ…
Peter Mathews drops his welding hood. Blue sparks fly as he connects the frame on what will soon be a new rock climbing boulder on the Montana State University campus.Mathews works with Bozeman-based Stronghold Fabrication, which built five of the…
Bozeman Pond BoulderLocated behind Ace Hardware west of downtown, this was the first rock that Stronghold built. It is similar to granite, with several different cracks, a few face problems, as well as a chimney.
East Gallatin Recreation Area…
National Forest Service Cabins Offer A Great Way To Enjoy The Backcountry Without Packing A Tent
When my family sits on the front porch of the Horse Prairie Ranger Station (a place we try to visit twice a year), it feels as though we are the only people in the world. The landscape seems untouched as far as the eye can see. At night, in…
We pressed ourselves against the bus windows, binoculars in hand, looking at the sleeping bear. Is it a grizzly we wondered- to which we have decided, yes it is- and marveled at how in just our first hour in Yellowstone National Park we had seen a…
According to the Gallatin Valley Land Trust
Nearly every weekend my husband and I have the exact same conversation. It goes something like this: “Would you like to go for a hike?” “Sure. Where do you want to go?”“I dunno. Where do you want to…
